Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-30
PARTY POLITICS.
The Inner Workings of the
Republican Managers.

lllo lHutf VVOfklHSS Ol lit
Republican Managers.
NOT BLAINE OR SHERMAN.
Jerry Rusk Suggested, With a
Southern Union Man for
yice-President.
Although mastery inactivity
seems to pervade the Republican
forces, and but little if any evidence
is visible on the surface revealing the
inner workings of Republican man
ayers, yet, nevertheless, Il legion OF
schemes are now being matured and
projected having for their ulterior pui.
pose the selection OF candidates for
the Presidential and Vice-Presidential
offices, possessing either positive or
negative elements of availability in
excess of those whose names now stand
prominently before the country in that
connection. These movements are al
legged to be impelled by pertinent re-
cognition of the fact that the quarrels
between the Republican houses OF
Montague and Capulet. as repre-
sented by the Blaine and anti-Blaine
elements, have not been, nor can they
be, reconciled, and, therefore, after
four years Of political eviction, it be-
comes absolutely necessary, in the in
terest of success, that the Republican
party should be made to stand upon
its hase rather than on its apex.
NEITHER BLAINE NOR SHERMAN CAN WIN.
1t is stated upon excellent authority
that quite number OF Republicans
hitherto supporting Mr.. Blaine, az
we'll as IA equal array OF those adYo-
eating Mr.. Sherman's nomination,
have latterly been brought to recog-
nize that the election Of either OF these
gentlemen, pitted against President
Cleveland, is next to impossible, and
that the efforts to do so will strain the
Republican party to such an extent as
to practically hamstring, if not give it
its death-blow. Hence, when the cleo
ton OF 1892 shall come to pass the
party will be 80 riven with increased
dissensions, personal jealousies, Grim
nations and recriminations, that it
will be reduced to the proportions OF
q torso, to be kicked and buffeted
about at the caprice or will of its
Democratic adversaries.
On the contrary, it is argued that
should u candidate for the Presidency
be nominated other than either OF
these gentlemen, one not dictated by
them and in no wise complicated by
their favor or quarrels, his possible
defeat at the election Of 1888 will ex-
ercise the beneficial effect Of forcing a
treaty of amity between the contend
ing factions OF the Republican party
and put quietus upon the personal
politics so long imperiliny and playing
havoc with its success. This, it is
claimed, will give the party a new and
healthy birth, enabling it to free itself
from the dead wood and fungus
growth of the past ten or fifteen years,
as we'll as to effectually check the
stampede to Democratic ranks which
must inevitably follow the wreck OF
the Republican party, even sthe rats
desert the sinking ship.
The Republican selectmen at the
National Convention evidently appre-
hend great danger FROM the prospect
of wholesale desertion to the Democ-
racy in the event OF President Cleve-
lands reelection in 1898, especially
should the race of 1884 be run over
again, with Mr.. Blaine as the Repub-
llcan nominee. This view is undoubt-
edly emphasized by the reflection that
a multitude OF Democrats at the North
and West were driven into affiliatiOn
with the Republican party as conse-
quence of the revolution against the
Government by the South. Copper
,headism at the North and various
shortcomings in the past demeanor Of
the Democratic party have hitherto
prevented the return OF these quasi
Republicans to their old, Democratic
love, but the patriotic policy of Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration and
masterful control OF National affairs,
when weighed in the balance with Re-
publican wranglings and shortcom-
ings, must operate to clear the ground
before them, so that they may now
conscientiously re-enter the Demo-
cratic fold.
AN Ex-orFICIAL's VIEW OF THE sIrUA-
TIoN.
"The political conditions are para
doxical," observed prominent ex-
official of the Grant Administration
to the Herald correspondent. "The
great weakness of the Republican
party lies in it's strength of would-be-
available candidates for the Presi-
dency, while the great strength of the
Democracy is its lack of available
candidates for that office. In fact,
there is but one available candidate
Mr.. Cleveland-simply because. the
opposition elements cannot concen-
tr,lte upon any other person nor make
a reasonable show against him, and
this is the first happening Of that pro-
nounced character in the history of
tho Democratic party. Mr.. Cleveland,
therefore, must be measurably
stronger in 1888 than he was in 1884,
by reason of the fact that he is not the
representative of any clique or faction,
nor has he any immediate enemies to
punish or special friends to reward
within his own party"
"Observe the difference" contin-
ued the gentleman. "I held import
ant Office under President Grant and
supported his nomination for third
term at the Cincinnati convention OF
1876, which nominated Governor
Hayes. / was never pardoned for that
ofiense, nor yet for the additional
crime Of being one of 500 delegates
who stood by Grant at the Chicago
convention OF 1880, which nominated
Coneral Garfield. I lahored ardu-